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I do. Its pretty annoying to see Boston get all this cred for sports when before 2011 the Bruins were an afterthought, just like before 2008 when the Celtics were an afterthought, or 2000 when the Patriots were an afterthought.
Boston has had the fortune of many titles and successful teams over the last 13 years while Chicago, Philly and NYC havent. In fact, im pretty sure it has more titles than the others combined since 2000, although I could be off by one or two.
The only thing about Boston is the Red Sox. Thats their identity. Other sports run cold/hot but the Red Sox will always be on top. You cant really say that about Chicago or Philly. You can say the Bears and Eagles are like the Red Sox to the NFL in those cities, but then you have the Cubs and Flyers as well, etc.
Lets see Boston sell out consistently without any titles like Philly does, but what mostly brings Boston down for me is the Bruins/Celtics fans, which were not there prior to 2011/08 and it shows in attendance. Especially for such storied franchises and it being a "hockey town." Okay.
Yet the Patriots have sold every home game since 1994.........
Look at attendance. The Bruins and Celtics have always had strong attendance. All on needs to do is look at attendance numbers. The Bruins had a dip in the mid-2000s namely because fans were mad at ownership and their ticket prices have always been very high.
You need to post some facts if you're going to make such baseless accusations.
Boston was never really a true NFL town until the start of the Belichek/Brady era--remember that the Pats had several " home " stadiums in the 60s, and weren't strongly supported..
In light of recent events, the Pirates have historically sucked and their attendance has never been great.
The Penguins won a lottery and were nearly moved.
The only leg they have to stand on is the Steelers. Sorry.
Sorry you're wrong again. The pirates have won 5 world series. 1909 1925 1960 1971 1979. So historically they are quite good, as many as the white sox and cubs combined. The penguins have won 3 Stanley cups, all recently. The steelers historically are the best NFL franchise in history although this year is pretty sad.
Since you clearly know nothing about Pittsburgh and its rich sports history, have your hissy fit on someone else.
Sorry you're wrong again. The pirates have won 5 world series. 1909 1925 1960 1971 1979. So historically they are quite good, as many as the white sox and cubs combined. The penguins have won 3 Stanley cups, all recently. The steelers historically are the best NFL franchise in history although this year is pretty sad.
Since you clearly know nothing about Pittsburgh and its rich sports history, have your hissy fit on someone else.
He/she has tried and already failed on Boston and now you can add Pittsburgh to the list.
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